Fiancee Commits Suicide

[Summeet Kaur]

Gurpreet Singh's (the Singh Jee taxi driver who was shot) fiancee from India couldn't take the news of his death & committed suicide.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030708/main7.htm

Taxi driver shot in California

Fiancee commits suicide as body is brought to Amritsar

Pawan Kumar

Dabaurji (Amritsar), July 7

“What have I got by sending my son abroad. I have lost him forever”, said the inconsolable Mrs Kashmir Kaur, mother of 24-year-old Gurpreet Singh, a taxi driver who was shot dead by an American of African origin in California on July 3.

He was cremated at Sultanwind, village, near here, today.

Gurpreet Singh had gone to America about five years ago in search of greener pastures.

His fiancee, Amandeep Kaur (22), a resident of Darshan Avenue (in Dabourji), unable to bear the shock took the extreme step and committed suicide one day after the murder.

There were heart-rending scenes in the house of Gurpreet when his body was brought here at 3 pm today. His body was brought from New Delhi, where it had arrived last night from California, by his father and some relatives. He is survived by his parents, a younger brother and a sister.

The incident has put a big question mark over the security of Punjabis abroad. The incident had made headlines in newspapers in America, said Mr Rashpal Singh, cousin of the deceased while talking to The Tribune.

He said the accused American was travelling in Gurpreet’s cab. He refused to give the fare. An altercation followed. In a fit of anger the accused shot Gurpreet dead.

The famil

y members of Gurpreet urged the Chief Minister to take up the matter with the External Affairs Ministry to ensure the security of NRI Punjabis there (America) and to arrest the accused person as soon as possible.

Amandeep Kaur, before taking the extreme step, sent the family members to the gurdwara. When alone in the house she took out the licensed pistol of her father and shot herself in the temple.

She left a suicide note in which she said she was taking this extreme step with the hope of meeting Gurpreet in the ‘next birth’.

It is learnt that her engagement was done with the photograph of Gurpreet and both mostly talked on the telephone.

Rashpal Singh said the Indian government must take a firm stand with the USA for the safety of Sikh NRIs there, as Sikhs have mostly become the target of hate crime after the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center.

[me moorakh mugadh]

dhan guru nanak :D

[S1ngh]

I can't believe it that the girl took her own life... sometime it's really hard to bear the dukh.. now two family has to mourn two deaths.. :D

[Sarbloh Soulja]

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

isnt suicide against sikhi? :D

[Guest SikhForLife]

yes it is!!!

[singhni]

hawwwwwwwwwww .of course sikhi dusnt permit suicide...onli waheguru has the rite to take ur life away..as he's da one hoo gave it in the first place.

[manee kaur]

that is sad. but she had her reasons. my question is what does sikhi beleive in commiting suicide.

[Guest SikhForLife]

God knows what happens ..

but its a sin..

[S1ngh]

Hanjee suicide is BIG sin according to sikhi.... But Would Rab jeee will consider the situation and think of it as not a sin? Like..i mean she couldn't bear the pain and took her own life in very hurry decision.. If she had waited for like a week or so..she might changed her mind.. But anyway it doesn't matter now.. so.. Do u/we still think that she did the sin by taking her own life as seeing her condition/situation..? :D

[Deep Singh]

Veer....i do noy know of this.

it is all up to WAHEGURU JEOO.......like to say what is a sin and what is not!

she has not done anything against the Sikh panth...like any kurehit...which are generally to be punished by Panj Piare...

anyway i hope Waheguru jee hear her prayers that she gets born to a new life and her fiance, Gurpreet Singh may be able to be with her......i think she had TRUE LOVE....yeah that is what it was! anyway......Gursikhs should have TRUE LOVE for Waheguru....mortals are all his beings....